A South Florida elementary school teacher is under arrest and facing a long list of charges after being pulled over on the side of the road when a police officer noticed her erratic driving.
The suspect, 42, is a Spanish teacher at Dr. William Chapman Elementary School. She was arrested Wednesday, August 4th after an officer noticed her SUV swerving in and out of traffic on South Homestead Boulevard.
When the first officer pulled her over, he noticed she had “watery eyes, flushed face and slurred speech,” according the arrest affidavit. The officer also noted in the report that she had trouble finding her drivers’ license, needed help regaining her balance while exiting the SUV and had to hold onto her vehicle to get her balance before walking.
The suspect was handcuffed and taken to jail but not before threatening the officer. She stated, “I am taking your job, I am going to say you took my shirt off, lifted by skirt and touched my (expletive),” according to the arrest report.
She didn’t stop there.
When she arrived at the jail, police say she managed to take off the handcuffs and threw them at another officer, before she kicked him in the groin. The officer tasered the suspect in the chest but she still got up and tried to punch the officer. He then tasered her a second time.
When other officers arrived and attempted to handcuff her again, she tried to kick and punch them, according to the arrest report. Once handcuffed and in the booking room, the report states, the suspect continued to make threats against the officers by stating, “I am going to take your jobs, I have a Jewish lawyer.” She also made disparaging racial remarks against the officers.
The arrest affidavit also states that the suspect told them that she was taking Xanax because she was studying to become an assistant principal.
The suspect is charged with Battery on a law enforcement officer, Driving Under the Influence and Resisting an officer with violence.
She has bonded out of jail and is back home.
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